GA vs. JC

Sorry a little off topic I got my PPL at St. Charles Flying Service and they are a friendly group of people. There is an atmosphere there that you don't find at other airports. At SCFS you can get the feel of what grass roots aviation is, and how it used to be back in the "good ole days"
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Nice name there Ozark. My father actually flew for the "original" Ozark for 28 years.
 
>>My father actually flew for the "original" Ozark for 28 years<<

That brings some memories. Interviewed with Ozark 27 years ago. The chief pilot threw me out of his office. Said I was wet behind the ears and wasting his time.

This was a huge favor as 1) he was right 2) he didn't hire me and I didn't have to go through the whole TWA mess and 3) I was prettly loose in my next interviews. I mean once a chief pilot has physically thrown you out of his office, what else can they do to you?

But Ozark was a great little operation.
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Yup. He started on the 3's the did time on the Convairs, Fairchilds, Martins and retired as captian on the 9's. There are entiries in his log books where he flew four types in one day!

It was a great little airline ... until TWA got hold of 'em.

The sad thing is there are still old Ozark guys who had to go through the AA takeover ... got hit twice in one career. That's rough.
 
Yes, it made life interesting. My father was hired by ozark in the early 80s. He went through the TWA thing and the AA thing too. It is a good thing he is a patient person. He was about to upgrade to capt. with Ozark when Carl came along. He made capt with TWA then AA came along and he thought he might get bumped back to the right seat. But he didnt, he is now 757/767 capt. with AA.
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Dad did six months with TWA ... then took early retirement as his mandatory retirement would have come up before the lock-out on heavier equipment with TWA would have expired.

His official retirement day was April, 1, 1987.
 
Put it this way: As a GA pilot, reading, studying, etc. for flying is done in your leisure time and isn't really required. For a professional pilot, continued study and refreshing knowledge IS required to keep yourself sharp and keep your job.

It's like reading a book for fun versus reading it for homework. Which would you prefer?
 
True. I absolutely LOVE history. But I loathed history in high school and college.
 
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